FAMILY DEVOTIONAL

Watch for the Light: Readings for Advent and Christmas.

Fifty Advent devotions from a wide array of writers including C. S. Lewis, Madeleine L’Engle, Thomas Merton, Philip Yancey, Dorothy Day, Henri Nouwen, Dietrich Bonhoeffer, and so many others.

Advent: The Season of Hope by Tish Harrison Warren

In this short volume, priest and writer Tish Harrison Warren explores all three "comings" of Christ and invites us into a deeper experience of the first season of the Christian year.

O Come, O Come, Emmanuel: A Liturgy for Daily Worship from Advent to Epiphany by Jonathan Gibson.

Robust daily liturgy for Advent, Christmas, and Epiphany. Each reading includes a guided meditation, Scripture readings, hymns, prayers, creeds, and prompts for petition and confession. 

Shadow and Light: A Journey Into Advent by Tsh Oxenreider.

Daily Advent devotional that includes Scripture, a reflection, a question, and a simple activity to engage the senses, such as lighting candles, listening to music, and viewing artwork both old and new.

Accompanied by Angels: Poems of the Incarnation by Luci Shaw.

For years, celebrated poet Luci Shaw sent Advent greetings to family and friends with a carefully crafted original poem. What began as a simple childhood exercise has now become a beloved annual tradition. Gathered here into one collection.

The Deliverer Has Come by Sarah Shin and Shin Maeng.

Through this child’s-eye view of the original nativity story accompanied by breathtakingly unique illustrations, husband-and-wife team Sarah Shin and Shin Maeng weave together the anticipation and waiting in the season of Advent with the celebration of the arrival of our hope through Jesus.

All Creation Waits: The Advent Mystery of New Beginnings by Gayle Boss.

Children's version HERE.

In 25 short daily reflections depicting how wild animals of the northern hemisphere adapt when darkness and cold descend, we see and hear the ancient wisdom of Advent: The dark is not an end but the way a new beginning comes. 

*Make sure to read the introduction first.*

Advent for Exiles by Caroline Cobb.

25 daily devotionals weaving together Scripture readings, song lyrics, poetic prose, biblical imagery, and responsive exercises to help you travel the Advent road from darkness to daybreak, exile to homecoming, and wilderness to a flourishing garden.